Vehicle direction and stop signaling means



M ay4,1926. 1,583,119

J. w. BRENKERT VEHICLE DIRECTION AND S'lbP SIGNALING MEANS Filed Dec. 51. 1923' I v gnwwfoi 3 nurz/u/a/vd .JosEPH h/ EEENKE/ez- Patented May 4, 1926. p I r I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VEHICLE DIRECTION AND STOP SIGNALING MEANS.

Application filed December 31, 1923. Serial No. 683,718.

To all whom it may con-cam: means supported on the side of a conven- Be it known that I, JOSEPH XV. BRENKERT, tional windshield, showing certain parts and a citizen of the United'states, residing at portions of the signaling means broken San Diego, in the county of San Diego and away and in section to facilitate the illustra- State of California, have invented a certain tion, and also showing by dotted lines frag- :35

new and useful Vehicle Direction and Stop mentary portions of the signaling arm shift- Signaling Means, of which the following is ed to different positions; Fig. 2 is a top view a specification. t'hereo-f; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view My invention relates to a vehicle direction taken through 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a and stop signaling means, and the objects side view of a fragmentary portion of a 60 of In invention are First, to provide a sli htly modified form of construction of my signa ing means of this class by which the signaling means; Fig. 5 is a top view theredirection of the signaling arm may be readof, and Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional View ily discerned at night; second, to provide thereof taken through 66 of 4'. i

an illuminating means 'inconnection with a Like characters of reference refer to sim- 65 signaling arm whereby a long, narrow streak ilar parts and portions throughout the sevof light is directed outwardly to the side of eral views of the drawings. the arm and extends in a direction longitudi- The support 1, signaling arm 2, reflector nally therewith; third, to provide a signaland lamp supporting member 3, screws 4-,

ing arm which is adapted to be pivotally socket member 5, insulating member 6, bulb 7o mounted on a vehicle and which is provided 7, and the slotted tubular'memberfi, constiwith an illuminating means for producing tute the principal parts vand portions of my illumination on said arm in the general disignaling means in one form, as shown in rection thereof; fourth, to provide a signal- Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

ing arm which is provided with an elon- The signaling arm 2 of my signaling 75 1 gated reflector which extends in the direcmeans is pivotally mounted near its one end tion of the extended end of the signaling on the support 1, which is secured to the arm for illuminating a narrow portion of windshield frame or any other portion of a the side thereof; fifth, to provide a pivotvehicle body in any suitable "manner. The

ally mounted signaling arm which is prosignaling arm 2 may be of any shape or deso vided with a hollow portion and a slot in sign, but is preferably provided with a hand the side wall thereof through which rays of with an extended index finger at its outer light are adapted to be d ected; S to end. Intermediate the ends of the signalprovide as a whole a novelly constructed ing arm and preferably near the pivotal end vehicle direction and stop signaling'means, thereof is mounted the combined reflector s5 and seventh, to provide a means of this class and lamp guard and support 8, said arm bewhich is very simple and economical of coning cut away at its middle portion to receive struction, durable, and which will notreadsaid member 3. The signaling arm '2 is ily deteriorate or get out of order. preferably of thin construction and the With these and other objects in view, as member 3, mounted thereon, is preferably so will appear hereinafter, my invention conpositioned relatively thereto that a portion sists of certain novel features of construcextends to either side thereof so that the tion, combination and arrangement of parts bulb 7 positioned within the enlarged reand portions, as will be hereinafter deflector portlon 3 of the memberf3 1s d1- scribed in detail and particularly set forth rected to both sides of the-signaling arm. in the appended claims, reference being had At the reduced portion 3 of the member 3 to the accompanying drawings and to the are provided lugs 3", which are adaptedto characters of reference-thereon, which for1nsecure the member 3 to the arm 2 by means a part of thisapplication, in which: ,of the screws 4. YVithin the reducedfpoi Q. L .Figure bis-a s'ide view of"mysigna1ing +tion3 of the member-"31s -posit ionedthe 10o The opposite end 8 of the member 8 contiguous to the member 3 is slightly reduced and positioned within the open end of the reflector portion of the memberfi, thus positioning the member 8 laterally relatively to the member 2 at .its rear end. The member 8 is provided on each side with long, narrow slots 8 through whichthe lightfrom the bulb 7 is adapted to be directed. The portions of the tubular member 8 forming the upper sides of the slots 8' are-bent outwardly to prevent rain from coming therein, asshown best in Fig. 3. The walls of'said member 8 also converge outwardly from the bulb 7 so as to intensify the light from the bulb .at the outerend of the slot 8 The outer end of the tubular member 8 is preferably left open so as to partially illuminate the end of the handat the extended end of the signaling arm and also-so that rain or dirt blown into said member through the slots 8 will be permitted to drop out when the signal arm is shifted to the down ard position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings.

In the modified form of construction of the signaling means, shown in Figsl, 5 and 6 of the drawings, the signaling arm con- .sists of a bifurcated arm member 2, pivotally mounted in a support, and a pair of hand .members 9, forming a hollow hand, which members are secured to'the arinmember 2 by means of screws 10. The portions of the hand members 9 which are secured to the arm member 2 are reduced and form a hollow portion for the reception of a socket member and bulb, which are also positioned in the bifurcated portion of the :IllGlllbGl 2. In the side walls of the band members 9 are provided slots 9 'to permit therays from the bulb, pos itioned in the reduced ends thereof, .to' be directed therethrough, defscribedsiin connection with the structure :sh'ownin Figs. .1, 2 and:3. The portions of the hand members Secontiguous to the upper portion of the slots 9 are also bent out- ;wardly,;as describedin connection with the previous structure.

It is obvious from this construction, as

illustrated in the drawings and disclosed in the foregoing specification, that there is ;.proy ded a vehicle direction and :stop signaling maimed .:,-at and set flier-12h the objects of the invention, and though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions and a certain modification thereof, 1 do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement nor to the modification, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a signaling means, a signaling arm, a hollow outwardly enlarging reflector provided with slits in its opposite side walls mounted centrally on said arm with its open end extended in the direction of the outer end of the said signaling arm, and a bulb positioned concentrically within said reflector and at the one end'of the said slits.

2. In a signaling means, a signaling arm, a reflector member mounted on "said arm with itsopen'end extending inthe direction of the outer end ofsaid signaling arm, a bulb positioned concentrically within said reflector member and said signaling arm, and a separate extended hollow member supported by said signaling arm in front ofthe open'end of said reflector member, said extended member being provided with a long narrow slot in its wall extending in the'direction of said arm.

3. In a signaling means, a signaling arm reflector member mounted on said arm with its open end extending in the direction of the outer end of said signaling arm, a bulb positioned within said reflector memher, and a separate tubular member positionedwithiu said arm in front of the open end of said reflector member, said tubular I member being provided at its front and back sides with long narrow slots.

4. In a vehicle direction and stop signaling means, a support, .a signaling arm pivotallymounted near one end on said'support, an outwardly enlarging combine'dreflector and bulbsupporting member secured to said signaling arm near the center thereof, the reflector portion thereof being so .positioned as to extend'toeitherside of said signaling arm and theopen portion thereof extendingitowardtheiouter endzof said arm, :and a bulb positioned concentrically within the reflector portion {of said combined retlector and bulb supporting member.

5,111 a vehicle-direction and stop signalingmeans, a support, a-signaling arm pivotally mounted near one end on said support, a combined reflector and bulb supporting membersecured to said signaling arm, the reflector portionthereof being-so positioned as to extend to either ;side. ofisaidsignaling arm anid the iopenzportion therenfextendin toward the outer end of said arm, a bulb positioned Within the reflector portion of said combined reflector and bulbsupporting member, and an outwardly converging tubular member positioned in front of said reflector portion and provided Wtih perforations in the side Wall thereof extending substazitially in the direction of said signaling arm In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set 10 my hand at San Diego, California, this 22d day of December, 1923.

JOSEPH W. BRENKERT. 

